Banking & Finance

When we tackle a job and a career, we are often asked to sacrifice what we're most passionate about personally in order to punch the proverbial clock.

Fitchburg financial institution Workers Credit Union is starting a new loan program for small businesses, it announced Friday.

Marlborough Savings Bank and North Middlesex Savings Bank have a name for their new company post-merger.

The new administrator for the growing Whitinsville-based bank sees branches carrying a more personal touch.

Stretch goals, or goals set for your team that are unrealistic to meet with existing resources, often do more harm than good.

With venture capitalists largely ignoring Central Massachusetts, the startup industry hopes new services keep companies local.

Eastern Insurance Group in Natick announced Wednesday it has acquired the assets of the Chase and Lunt Insurance Agency in Newburyport for an undisclosed sum.

Heywood Healthcare announced two capital campaign pledges totalling $375,000.

Needing a way to get financing for Greater Worcester's startups and non-traditional borrowers, Timothy Murray at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce dialed up one of his old contacts from when he was lieutenant governor, who just happened to be a little north of him in the county.

The credit analysis agency Moody's entered into a nearly $864 million settlement agreement with 22 states, including Massachusetts, to resolve charges it acted deceptively when rating securities tied to subprime mortgages.